Case: 19-20141 Document: 00515409978 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/08/2020

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED No. 19-20141 May 8, 2020 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk LEWIS WHITMIRE, Plaintiff-Appellant v. D. BOOKER, Assistant Warden; R. FERGUSON, Chief of Classification; ERIC KELLEY, Defendants-Appellees

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas USDC No. 4:19-CV-265

Before CLEMENT, ELROD, and OLDHAM, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: * Lewis Whitmire, Texas prisoner # 1778929, appeals the denial of a motion for the appointment of counsel in a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 proceeding. The interlocutory order at issue is not an appealable order. See Williams v. Catoe, 946 F.3d 278, 279-81 (5th Cir. 2020) (en banc); Askanase v. Livingwell, Inc., 981 F.2d 807, 809-10 (5th Cir. 1993).

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.

Case: 19-20141 Document: 00515409978 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/08/2020

No. 19-20141 Accordingly, we DISMISS Whitmire’s appeal for lack of jurisdiction. Any pending motions are DENIED as moot.